Dodgers @ Braves
August 31, 1961

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Bottom 6 R H E
Dodgers 0 3 0
Braves 2 5 0
Bottom 6 R H E
Dodgers 0 3 0
Braves 2 5 0

Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .293
OBP .500 .350
At Bats 2 389
Hits 1 114
• Singles 0 72
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 27
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 1 71

Don Drysdale Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 8 0
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County Stadium - August 31, 1961
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Strikeout
Don Drysdale
Norm Sherry
Gil Hodges
Charlie Neal
Daryl Spencer
Maury Wills
Jim Gilliam
Tommy Davis
Frank Howard
Frank Thomas
Hank Aaron
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Thomas strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 6 Adcock bunts towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adcock for the out. Aaron moves to third.
Bottom 6 Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilliam. Aaron reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Gilliam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Wills bunts towards the mound. Hendley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bolling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Neal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maye strikes out.
Top 5 Drysdale hits a line drive into center field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sherry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Neal hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hendley strikes out.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Gilliam settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Torre reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 4 Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 3 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 3 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maye moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bolling bunts towards third. Spencer fields it and throws to first for the out. Maye moves to second.
Bottom 3 Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Wills strikes out.
Top 3 Drysdale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hendley fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sherry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hendley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Neal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torre for the out.
Bottom 2 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Neal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Hodges. The throw from Torre and he is out, Bolling applying the tag.
Top 2 Spencer strikes out.
Top 2 Hodges takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Adcock strikes out.
Bottom 1 Aaron takes first base on ball four. Maye moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sherry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bolling hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maye hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Davis hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Wills. The throw from Torre and he is safe. Wills steals second.
Top 1 Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.